Samarangana-sutradhara (Summary)
by D. N. Shukla | 1960 | 15,592 words | ISBN-10: 8121506115 | ISBN-13: 9788121506113
This page describes Bhumija Prasada which is chapter 66 English summary of the Samarangana-Sutradhara by Bhoja. This work in Sanskrit representing a voluminous treatise on Vastu-Shastra (the science of Architecture), encompassing a broad range of subjects, such as Architecture, Shilpa-shastra (Iconography, Arts and Crafts) but also deals with Creation-theory, Geography, Philosophu, etc.
Chapter 66 - Bhūmija Prāsāda
[Note: This chapter corresponds to Chapter 65 of the original Samarāṅgaṇa-Sūtradhāra]
These are the pompous buildings, rich in architectural craftsmanship and representing an amalgamation of both Nāgara and Drāviḍa architecture (see Study, ‘The Styles and Classifications’.) They are described in three groups of fourfold Square styles; seven-fold Vṛkṣajātikas and five-fold Aṣṭaśāla varieties (sec Classification Part V).
The important element in the construction of these is the exhuberance of Rekhās, as many as twenty five (see Glossary) of the decorative motifs (imitated from the Nāgara and the Lāṭa Styles). The Aparājitapṛcchā develops this fascinating elements of Temple Architecture into still further varieties.